馬頭琴

See also: 马头琴

Chinese

		a horse's head; the head of a stableboy	qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (馬頭琴)		馬頭	琴
simp. (马头琴)		马头	琴

Etymology

The name refers to the head of a horse carved into its headstock.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎtóuqín

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ tau⁴ kam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mǎtóuqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maatourchyn
  - IPA ^(key): /ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ tau⁴ kam⁴
  - Yale: máh tàuh kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ tau⁴ kam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ teo⁴ kem⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

Noun

馬頭琴

(music) morin khuur; horsehead fiddle

Synonyms

莫林胡爾／莫林胡尔
綽爾／绰尔 (chuò'ěr)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (馬頭琴):

Japanese: 馬 (ば)頭 (とう)琴 (きん) (batōkin)
Korean: 마두금 (馬頭琴, madugeum)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬	頭	琴
ば Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2	きん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 馬頭琴.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ばとーきん [bàtóꜜòkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [ba̠to̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

馬頭琴 (hiragana ばとうきん, rōmaji batōkin)

(music) a morin khuur

Synonyms

モリンホール

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